Building on its digital still camera achievements, Panasonic presents you with the world's smallest 10x optical zoom digital still camera, made possible by the world's first integrated retractable lens system with folded optics. Thoughtfully engineered, lightweight technology provides clear, precise images on the go.

Unique LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT Lens

The world's first integration of retractive lens with folded optics technology allows zooming to occur horizontally within the camera. This makes it possible to pack a powerful 10x optical zoom (equivalent to a big 35 to 350mm lens on a 35mm camera) into a compact camera. The Extended Optical Zoom function, which magnifies the image with minimal deterioration by using the center part of the high-resolution CCD, boosts the optical zoom power to a maximum 12.5x. Get even closer with 4.0x digital zoom, yielding total zoom capability of 50.0x with Extended Optical Zoom, or 40.0x without Extended Optical Zoom.

Crisp, Clear Shots of Moving Subjects

ISO 200

ISO 800

High Sensitivity OFF

High Sensitivity ON

The Venus Engine™ III provides a high-sensitivity ISO 800 setting that captures images with minimal noise at full resolution. The higher ISO setting lets you use higher shutter speeds to minimize the motion blur that can occur when you're shooting a moving subject, particularly in dim lighting. Even indoors, you can get crisp, clear, beautiful shots of children, pets and other subjects that won't hold still. In addition, High Sensitivity mode allows you to shoot at up to ISO 1600 by using the pixel-mixed readout method, effectively raising the shutter speed. It not only minimizes motion blur, it also lets you take clearer, sharper shots in dim lighting without using a flash. The picture quality is good enough for printing at the ordinary 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm) size.

MEGA BURST® Consecutive Shooting

Thanks to the Venus Engine™ III, the DMC-TZ1 has a release time lag as low as 0.006 seconds. The DMC-TZ1 can also fire off consecutive shots at a swift 3 frames per second, and offers Unlimited Consecutive Shooting, so you can keep shooting until the SD Memory Card or built-in memory is full.

Stabilization OFF

Stabilization ON

Purely Optical Stabilization

MEGA Optical Image Stabilization reduces bluriness due to your natural hand movement. This system uses built-in gyrosensors to detect even tiny camera movement and then shifts a lens in the opposite direction to compensate. The system is completely optical -- it does not affect the CCD or image processing -- so you get sharp, clear images with minimal degradation. It lets you reduce the shutter speed more than 3 steps below the conventionally accepted hand movement limit, which is calculated as 1 divided by the focal length. It greatly expands what you can do with a handheld digital camera.

Rapid Focusing with Linear AF

Choose from several auto focus modes -- spot, 1-point (normal or highspeed), 3-point high-speed, and 9-point -- to suit the scene you're shooting. The DMC-TZ1 also introduces a new Linear AF system, which has resulted in the achievement of an industry-leading fast auto focusing time. Not only the speed but also the noise of the motor is reduced and even the zooming while recording motion image is possible. Combined with a startup time of merely 0.95 seconds, this fast focusing lets you catch every shooting opportunity. Plus, the AF Assist Lamp helps when focusing in dimly lit places.

Large, Bright 2.5" Diagonal High-Resolution LCD with High Angle Mode

With its 2.5" diagonal size and 207,000 pixels, this high-resolution LCD monitor makes it easy to see text and small thumbnail images. The pixelmixed readout method performed by the CCD increases the brightness level of the live image on the LCD, which greatly facilitates shooting in low lighting. If it's difficult to see the display on a sunny day, simply press the Power LCD button and the display becomes about 40% brighter. The world's first developed High Angle shooting function also provides easier viewing when you're holding the camera high to shoot over the heads of people in front of you.

World Time Setting: Select a travel destination, the camera displays the local time

Travel Date Setting: Input the time and date of your departure before you leave home, then use the DMC-TZ1 to capture all the best moments of your trip. When you view the photos later, the DMC-TZ1 will display them according to the day of the trip each photo was taken.

Calendar View: The DMC-TZ1 can arrange images you've shot by the day on which you shot them. This can be a big help when you have a large number of images to organize.

Marine Case (Optional Accessory): Lets you shoot underwater at a depth of up to 130 feet. It's also ideal for taking worry-free photos in the rain, at the beach, or on the ski slopes.